| Cuautitlán | |
| Settlement Type: | Town & Municipality |
| Total Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | State of Mexico |
| Leader Title: | Municipal President |
| Leader Name: | Aldo Ledezma Reyna (2022–2024) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title2: | Municipal Status |
| Established Date2: | 1861 |
| Area Total Km2: | 40.9 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 178,847 |
| Population Density Km2: | 4,376.8 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Seat |
| Population Blank1: | 97,686 |
| Timezone: | Central (US Central) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 19.6722°N -99.1806°W |
| Elevation Point: | of seat |
| Elevation M: | 2250 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (of seat) |
| Postal Code: | 54800 |
| Area Code: | 55 |
| Blank1 Name: | Demonym |
| Blank1 Info: | Cuautitlense |
| Website: | http://www.cuautitlan.gob.mx |
| Footnotes: | Also sometimes called Cuautitlán de Romero Rubio after a former administrative division, to better differentiate it from Cuautitlán Izcalli. |
Cuautitlán (in Nahuatl languages pronounced as /kwautiˈtɬan/, Otomi:), is a municipality in the State of Mexico, just north of the northern tip of the Federal District (Distrito Federal) within the Greater Mexico City urban area. The city of Cuautitlán is the municipal seat and makes up most of the municipality. The name comes from Nahuatl and means 'between the trees.'[2]
In the Mexican national census of 2020, the municipality recorded an overall population of 178,847. The great majority of these inhabitants — some 117,995 people — resided in the urban confines of the city of Cuautitlán itself.[1]
Cuautitlán as an urban center began in the mid-14th century, though its general area had long been settled before that.[3] It was under Azcapotzalco before being conquered by the Triple Alliance, whereafter it became a province under the domain of Tlacopan, divided into four further sub-provinces.
After the Conquest, Cuautitlán was evangelized by the Franciscans. They constructed San Buenaventura monastery and established the brotherhood of the Purísima Concepción de Nuestra Señora de Cuautitlán. Saint Juan Diego (1474–1548) reputedly lived there with his wife Maria Lucia up to the time of her death in 1529. They lived there in a one-roomed mud house thatched with corn stalks. The house still survives in a good state of preservation. Cuautitlán gained city status in 1968.[2]
It is the birthplace of painter and sculptor Luis Nishizawa (1918–2014).[2]
As municipal seat, Cuautitlán has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: Colonia Venecia, Ejido de Santa Bárbara, Ex-hacienda la Corregidora (La Corregidora), Fracción San Roque (El Prieto), Granja San Isidro, Hacienda San Mateo, La Chinampa, La Laguna, La Trinidad, Machero, Rancho Puente la Cruz, San Mateo Ixtacalco, Santa María Huecatitla, and Xaltipa (Jaltipa).
The municipality has an area of 40.9 km² (15.8 sq mi).[1]
Chimalxochitl II - Queen consort of the Cuautitlan Kingdom